Meeting Place on the net – Nukkad September 2, 2006
Posted by mgurunath in Forum, Global, India, Mailing List, Mumbai, Nukkad, Open, Open Forum.trackback
Ever thought…I need a site where I can express my views…a place where I can understand what the world is thinking about various global issues ….where I can understand what others views are about certain topics….
Bingo….Nukkad is the place for you
This is essentially a Global site discussing about global issues, even though it was originally meant to discuss issues related to Mumbai, India.
The best thing about this is it is a “text only” forum, in other words it does not allow HTML & Attachments. So it is very safe and no worry about Viruses.
A humble request, it is a lightly moderated list. So any spams/personal gruding/improper language might not be tolerated.
I am a member of this list since past 8 years, so my personal opinion is that once you become a part of this group, you become a part of the “Nukkad” family and just cant unsubsribe.
What is nukkad ?
nukkad – a meeting place, a place where friends gather to discuss the day’s happenings. Also called a “katta” in the local lingo.
The “nukkad” mailing list is a cyber-katta where Bombayites as well as people interested in the city can discuss issues relevant to them and just hang out.
To send messages to the list, send them to nukkad-list@mumbai-central.com.
Note: You need to subscribe to the list before you can send any messages to it.
If you do not wish to join the mailing list but would still like to keep in touch with the happenings in the city, check the Message boards.
Charter
“nukkad” is a lightly-moderated mailing-list for the discussion of the culture, history and the people of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). It is meant as a forum for people from the city and for those interested in it.
Rationale
Bombay is one of the most modern cities of India, and over the course of centuries, has attracted people from all over the world, thereby transforming it into a fascinating cosmopolitan region.
Being the economic and financial capital of India, it is only natural that people from all over the world would like to acquire accurate and useful information about Bombay. “nukkad” would go a long way in meeting these needs.
This mailing list is likely to have a much wider reach than a city-related newsgroup. VSNL, the sole Internet service provider in Bombay does not yet carry a newsfeed. A newsgroup-only service will isolate the people from the city and greatly dilute the purpose of this service.
A newsgroup also has a nasty habit of quickly degenerating into cross-posts and spam.
Messages to the the nukkad mailing list are also archived.
Guidelines for the list
While the list is open and ummoderated, there are a few guidelines for participating –>
Guru,
Its a good initiative man…however lets make discussion forums for everyone to express their views ….can we do that…??
But needless to say…this is excellent work…Nukkad will be the first of its kind…Keep up the grt work.
Thank you!
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Addressing Pankajs concern….This indeed is a place where “ANYONE” can express their views.
Mumbai is indeed a very happening city. Though the forum is a handsome initiative, these days one wants forums to be totally transparent like http://www.traderji.com for instance. Mailing lists are outdated. Mumbai is indeed a very very happening city.
There used to be an extremely popular TV serial by this name somewhere in the late eighties and early nineties.
Hi Guru, Good Going man, Keep it up
Hey kya ye yar
Nice initiative Guru…Keep up the good work
Follow these guidelines and you will build that new home with little, or no, problems. bathroom renovations can help…